Sport Irony

99 real-life examples of sport irony, submitted by readers and voted on by the community. Think you've spotted irony in the world of sport? Submit your own example.

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  1. Is it ironic that When a football team wins, that this also helps out their rivals?

    52% not ironic 5 votes Vote →
  2. Is it ironic that I am the only one in the family who loves sports?

    88% not ironic 5 votes Vote →
  3. Is it ironic that The Cubs played the Boston Red Sox in the World Series with Theo Epstein as their GM.

    68% not ironic 5 votes Vote →
  4. Is it ironic that I broke my finger, and in my return to basketball, someone broke their finger when it wacked into my arm?

    52% not ironic 5 votes Vote →
  5. Is it ironic that College football's Holy War (the rivalry between BYU and Utah) will be played in Las Vegas aka Sin City?

    50% ironic 5 votes Vote →
  6. Is it ironic that YNWA-A Liverpudlian acronym for "You'll Never Walk Alone" which makes fans sleep easier at night knowing that they're all in this together-is an anagram for YAWN.

    78% not ironic 5 votes Vote →
  7. Is it ironic that I once beat a WWF wrestler..in...

    66% ironic 5 votes Vote →
  8. Is it ironic that I got knocked unconscious at soccer training and then on the news it talks about brain injuries from sports and I was just thinking about it?

    68% not ironic 5 votes Vote →
  9. Is it ironic that The winter Olympics are being held in Russia and there's bad snow?

    68% ironic 5 votes Vote →
  10. Is it ironic that A quarterback tries to throw a last-minute touchdown pass, but it's intercepted...

    72% ironic 5 votes Vote →
  11. Is it ironic that Alexis gets a spinal injure (and don't know that we will not walk again) during a charity rugby match to spinal injured players.

    74% ironic 5 votes Vote →
  12. Is it ironic that I was afraid of water when I was younger, but now I am a swimmer.

    80% not ironic 5 votes Vote →
  13. Is it ironic that American football is played with your hands?

    84% ironic 5 votes Vote →
  14. Is it ironic that My Gym teacher is Morbidly Obese.

    80% ironic 5 votes Vote →
  15. Is it ironic that I was bowling a perfect game up to the eighth frame on my birthday.

    70% ironic 5 votes Vote →
  16. Is it ironic that My friend made fun of me because I didn't win sports day but neither did he! is this ironic.

    74% not ironic 5 votes Vote →
  17. Is it ironic that You refuse to lend someone your football pump to pump up their ball, then they secretly use your pump without you knowing and then you play with that same football that has been pumped up by your pump.

    85% not ironic 4 votes Vote →
  18. Is it ironic that A Sportswriter for a local team writes a piece on how bad a player is and why fans shouldn't buy into what the media is saying about them, only for fans to defend the player and start buying into it more to spite the negativity of the writer.

    70% not ironic 4 votes Vote →
  19. Is it ironic that That Gary Bettman was the man most responsible for getting NBA and NHL players to play in the Olympics and now wants to prevent NHL players from playing in future Olympics>.

    88% ironic 4 votes Vote →
  20. Is it ironic that The Designated Hitter goes 0 for 8 at the plate with 5 or 6 strikeouts, but deep in extra innings he has to be used as an emergency pitcher and does so effectively by pitching 2 scoreless innings and getting the win.

    80% ironic 4 votes Vote →
  21. Is it ironic that The St Louis Cardinals lost their last game (game 7) of the 2012 National Leauge Championship Series 0-9 but won the their last game (game 6) of the 2013 National Leauge Championship Series 9-0.

    88% not ironic 4 votes Vote →
  22. Is it ironic that The #1 on my list for equipment failures for a bike trip happened.

    60% not ironic 4 votes Vote →
  23. Is it ironic that Our dry ski slope is closed today...

    88% ironic 4 votes Vote →
  24. Is it ironic that A hockey game was canceled because of snow.

    80% ironic 4 votes Vote →
  25. Is it ironic that Someone with the last name "World Peace" gave someone a concussion after a basketball play?

    80% ironic 4 votes Vote →